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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2109 | 3095 | 4064 | 3636 | 2647 | 1805 | 1314 | 951 | 522 | 459 | 394 | 216 | 220 | 177 | 173 | 165 | 162 | 117 | 109 | 184 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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